MUSIC: Music of Africa

MUSIC OF AFRICA

THE CHARACTERISTICS

·         Work, game, dance

·         Functional and communal

·         Group performances

·         Steady tempo

·         Ostinato – repetition of rhythms

·         Syncopation and polyrhythm

·         Yodelling – vocal technique

·         Syllabic

·         Drum – associated with man

·         Coupled with poetry or dance

FACTORS THAT INFLUENCED

·         Spanish and Portuguese music

·         Calypso – influenced by African work song

·         Musical Forms

-          Cuban rumba

-          Caribbean Merengue

-          Calypso

-          American Soul and Jazz

-          Reggae

·         Indonesia – origin

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

·         Drum – king of African Musical Instruments

-          Djembe Drum

-          Goat Skin Stool Drum

-          Djun Djun Drum

-          Madinga Drum

-          Bowl Drum

-          Talking Drum

·         Kum Ba Yah – traditional song from South Africa